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TIL Humans were the first mammals to inhabit New Zealand, 900 years ago

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gMw7D TIL that historically, the first thing to break down in times of widespread calamity is the exchange of food between rural and urban areas, leading inevitably to food shortages.
4PAX TIL of a woman born with 3 fingers on her right hand. After a tragic accident, she lost her right hand and later developed a phantom limb…with 5 fingers.
Bgp1e TIL in 2010 a temple was consecrated to Angrezi Devi, the "Dalits Goddess of English," in the village of Banka, India. Goddess English was meant to help Dalits overcome class barriers via language. However, local officials shut down the temple in 2013, and Goddess English was forced into "exile."
gMgnD TIL of the Melanesians, the only black people in the world with natural blond hair.
oRde8 TIL About the African Dodger Game. In the 1920s people would throw baseballs at black people's heads at carnivals, causing great injuries and even death